Fresh trimmings from sirloins, ribeyes and other whole muscle cuts of beef are sent through a patented process that separates the lean beef from the fat to make leaner beef trimmings.

LFTB is 100% USDA inspected beef from only the best beef producers in the world. When a butcher divides the beef into cuts, 53% go to steaks and roasts and 47% are cuts for ground beef known as beef trimmings. These trimmings are just a knife cut away from being a steak.

To make leaner ground beef from these fresh trimmings, some trimmings go through a specially designed centrifuge; the same method used to separate milk from cream. It spins at high speeds to separate heavier materials, like lean beef (or milk) from lighter materials, like fat (or cream). Once the fat is removed, the beef from these trimmings is 95% lean.

Yes. In fact, there is no such thing as “ammonium-free” beef. Ammonium is an essential nutrient already present in foods, including meat.

In our process, the natural amount of pure ammonium in beef is increased by a minute amount because it is a powerful defense against potential germs. Although not required to make LFTB, we added this innovative step because it is important to us to provide the safest beef possible to our customers.

Having been thoroughly reviewed and approved by the USDA and FDA, ammonium has proven to be one of the most effective advances in food safety today.

Absolutely! LFTB is the same beef that’s always been used to make ground beef. Same beef, different process. A process that makes better tasting and leaner burgers, saves consumers money, and makes the most of our limited natural resources.

Experts have stated that the additional beef made available by this process is saving consumers 5-10% on lean ground beef.

In addition LFTB also means anually:

· 1.5 Million less head of cattle
· 97 Million less bushels of corn
· 375 Billion less gallons of water
· 600 Thousand less acres of land

For over twenty years this lean beef has helped make ground beef a healthy choice while maintaining the quality consumers expect.

LEAN FINELY TEXTURED BEEF: 100% BEEF

Welcome to Beef is Beef, a site about Lean Finely Textured Beef (LFTB). What is LFTB? It is 100% beef that is 95% lean. There are no additives, preservatives or fillers.

At a time when food costs are rising; demand for lean beef is growing, and the supply of lean beef is declining, LFTB makes lean beef both more affordable and more available for consumers.

We are proud of our lean beef and our history in creating better, leaner, more consistent, and more flavorful ground beef burgers that Americans have been enjoying for decades.

Beef is Beef is brought to you by the BPI family of companies (BPI Technology, Inc., Beef Products, Inc. and Freezing Machines, Inc.)